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Winery 101

Wine is usually made of processed and aged grape extract. It is a well known drink with a very long history throughout the world. Premium red wines primarily come from a red-skinned grape known as Shiraz or Syrah. It is grown throughout the world and is considered choice grapes. The different varieties of grapes make it possible to produce different types of wine that everyone can enjoy.

Unknown to many, fresh fruits of the garden variety can also be used to make wine other than grapes. These include apricots, berries, pears, etc. But grapes have been the fruit of choice by most wine makers. This is because grapes can be processed to wine without extra sugar or much additives during fermentation. The alcohol content of wine is the metabolic product of yeast in wine making. Grapes are generally sugary to begin with so makes of wine just need to add yeast to ferment it.

Syrah grapes have high sugar content. Wine producers that use this type of grapes make sure that they pick the grapes at the right time which is essential in producing quality wines. The red tint in this type of wine comes from the skin of Syrah grapes. After gathering the grapes from the vineyard, these are pressed wholly which gives it its red color.

In white wines, little to no contact to the skin of grapes is ensured so that no red pigment will combine to the wine. After the grapes are pressed, they are placed in brewing tanks combined with yeast and processing takes place. After this, the product is allowed to age. Some manufacturers use oak barrels during this process to add more flavor their wines.

After barrel storage, the wines are transferred to bottles to age and improve its quality. After the whole processing time has elapsed, these are packaged and sold to the world.